Indian shares ended lower on Friday dragged by losses in banks, FMCG and auto sectors. The sentiment was further weighed by a decline in world stocks as jitters over a rising global COVID-19 infection rate and next week’s U.S. presidential election.

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The Sensex ended 136 points lower at 39,614 while the Nifty 28 points to settle at 11,642. Both indices ended around 2.5 percent lower for the week.

Meanwhile, broader markets were mixed during the day. The Nifty Midcap index rose 0.5 percent while the Smallcap index fell 0.5 percent.

On the Nifty50 index, Adani Ports, BPCL, Coal India, NTPC and Sun Pharma were the top gainers while Bharti Airtel, Hero Moto, Maruti, Eicher Motor and Bajaj Finance led the losses.

Among sectors, the Nifty Auto fell the most, down over 1 percent while the Nifty Bank and Nifty FMCG were down 0.8 percent each. Meanwhile, the Nfity Metal rose 1.5 percent while Nifty IT and Nifty Pharma were also in the green.

(Edited by : Pranati Deva)

First Published:Oct 30, 2020 3:35 PM IST